I want to show you what system I use in my garden for irrigation and why I think it is the best around. Before that, I want to mention that drip systems that you buy in stores are worthless, in my opinion, because the ones with just the holes in the tubes are cheaper, but [...]

For those of you looking to buy seeds for your garden, here is a list of good varieties for Utah. This comes from the Utah State extension service. Enjoy. http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/HG_313.pdf Note: This was done in 1996 so there are many new varieties that you should consider.

There are many seed companies out there so I will tell you what I think of some of them and which are my favorite. Keep in mind I am focusing on vegetables and fruits with these companies, many of them sell flowers, but that is not my thing. Local nurseries are a great resource also [...]

As I became more proficient at growing vegetables outdoors, some from starts, I realized that if I didn’t have a provider of the starts, then I would be limited in what I could grow. After this realization, I decided to become proficient at growing all my plants from seed. If your experience is/was anything like [...]

My family doesn’t eat as many peas as I would hope. I happen to love eating them right with the pod, especially sugar snap peas. However, since we don’t eat that many, my wife doesn’t want to plant very many. Contrary to her desires, I will be planting more than we can eat and here [...]

We decided to make the garden bigger and bring in more soil in the process. We now have a 32 x 37 foot garden plot. Not as big as we would like, but big enough to keep us busy.  Here is the garden after the soil was brought in.  Here is the final product. I [...]

I have learned so much over the last 3 years with gardening in Utah, that I have decided to post our successes, failures, and chronicle our pursuit of producing our own food on this site. Just a few notes. I invite others to comment or add to the information on this site. If I could [...]